By Helping Office Holders Plan Legislation and Assemble Legislative Coalitions

By helping office holders plan legislation and assemble legislative coalitions, among other things, lobbyists ______.

A) will mostly change the minds of legislators about issues
B) have almost eliminated the role of the parties from the legislative process
C) have removed the political consideration of the reaction of voters from the legislative process
D) will not so much change minds as activate politicians are already on their side